Wow, I'm exhausted....
Lat Friday was the high school awards banquet. It was fun hanging out with most of the other senior guys, laughing at Coach Walker. I got the English award, which is surprising because I usually fall asleep in that class about once a week. Plus, when she asks if we liked a certain poem/short story/book I usually bluntly say no. Maybe she thinks I'm joking. :P Also, I got the John Philip Sousa Band Award again! Now Geoff Adams won't be the only one on the plaque twice! Mr. Pollard got the President's Service award, which I think he definitely deserved. He's spend most lunch periods practicing with jazz combo, early Friday mornings with jazz band, and lots of afternoons with whoever needs to practice with him. He's a really great director.
After the banquet, I left to go on my last campout with my Boy Scout troop at Pedernales Falls State Park. We left my house at about 11 p.m., took about 8 wrong turns because Google maps told us to go through private property with "no trespassing" signs, and a cop we asked gave us bad directions too. We got there at about 3:30 a.m. and took a nap in the car. Then my mom left, and I set up my tent and slept. Shortly after waking up, it started raining, so a couple friends and I sat in my tent and played cards. Then, while it was still raining, we went and hiked around on some rocks, got completely soaked, and had a great time. We got back to the campsite, ate a cold lunch (cuz we were too lazy to cook grilled cheese), and I took a nap. :) Then, since it had been raining all day, we packed up our stuff to leave. We went on one more little hike, drove to Dairy Queen(a tradition) and went home.
Sunday afternoon, I went to Lake Travis for my Youth Group's end of the year party. Mini golf, boat riding, swimming, and water balloon fights ensued. Fun was had by all. I threw ice at a priest(Father Rusty) who threw ice back. :P
Today(Friday), most of the seniors went to Six Flags, which was fun. I was thoroughly exhausted by the time I left. When I got home, I left to go perform at Brentwood's first annual "Jazz Under the Stars." Jazz combo played a bunch of songs, most of which we didn't know very well, the full jazz band played 3 songs, and jazz combo played some more. It was really fun, and everyone I talked to really enjoyed it. StuCo did a great job organizing it, and I think we raised nearly $1,000 for the band!
I have now finished my last year of Youth Group(except for one more retreat), my last Boy Scout campout(except possibly working a BSA summer camp), my last day of school(except for review days and 1 final), and my last BCS band performance. College seems ever closer,which is really exciting and daunting. I'm usually the type of person who sticks with the way this are because they are comfortable and predictable. Now I'm getting ready to leave my school of 9 years and my house of 15... overwhelming...
